Mild ANH on Pre-bypass Coagulation Function During Cardiac Surgery

Background: The impact of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) using hydroxyethyl starch before initiating cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on whole blood viscoelastic profile after CPB has not been well established. Method: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery employing moderate hypothermic CPB are randomly allocated into one of two groups: in Group-ANH(n=29), ANH is applied by using a balanced hydroxyethyl starch (HES 130/0.6); and in Group-C ANH (n=29)is not applied. Intergroup differences of INTEM, EXTEM, FIBTEM, and APTEM profiles are analyzed. after anesthesia induction (control) and after weaning from CPB and protamine neutralization (after-CPB) in both groups. In Group-ANH, those are determined after ANH (after-ANH). As a primary outcome, the inter-group difference between maximal clot firmness of EXTEM is determined at 10 min after ANH in Group-ANH and that at control. As secondary outcomes, intergroup differences of Hematocrit (Hct), Na+, K+, HCO3-, Ca2+, osmolarity, and s-Cr are determined Intergroup differences of data at T2 are performed.

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass who signed written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• preoperative renal failure requiring reran replacement therapy
• preoperative liver disease
• preoperative low cardiac output (EF < 50%)
• Preoperative IABP application, Atrial fibrillation, Pacemaker
• contraindication for applying TEE
• intraoperative withdrawal